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dubiousdoings

Eighth Report; Puzzling Matters

Jan 09, 2012 16:41

What an eerie silence. Did the sudden darkness leave a deeper chill in our hearts than we expected? Or has everyone here completely embarrassed themselves speechless since Christmas? Well! Perhaps a little story will cheer everyone here up a little, or at least pull a few of you out of hiding.

PUZZLE 005: Half as oldTwo sisters are having a ( Read more... )

Comments 9

just_west January 10 2012, 00:03:30 UTC

Is one of them eleven? [Because it's the only number he can think of that would look the same if cut in half, top and bottom. ...but then the older sister would have to be 22. Which wouldn't work out if only one year ago she had been 20, to go along with the sister that was 10. ...Taking out a notebook now!]

dubiousdoings January 10 2012, 09:38:31 UTC

Not quite! Remember, you have to split the older sister's age in half to get the younger sister's age. It's not going to work if they're the same age.

voice. collarpops January 10 2012, 01:12:08 UTC

Word problems, huh? [ he's tapping his chin ] Jeez, this one's tough. Uh, is the younger one seven?

Re: voice. dubiousdoings January 10 2012, 09:40:45 UTC

No, but you're in the ball park. And you're right that it's tough, I got it wrong my first try.

voice. collarpops January 11 2012, 01:16:35 UTC

At least it gives me something to do. [ he takes a second to scribble down some numbers, and then- ] Hey, wait, does it have anything to do with the words in the problem? Or would asking be cheating?

Re: voice. dubiousdoings January 11 2012, 01:36:52 UTC

Asking questions is completely acceptable. As for the words themselves, I wouldn't say there's a trick meaning to the numbers involved, though the words used in the puzzle are a way to discern its answer.

[text] lastofthelegacy January 10 2012, 19:47:19 UTC

Is it really the time for this kind of game? [ A number that splits easily in half... ]

Re: [text] dubiousdoings January 11 2012, 01:38:26 UTC

Would you prefer a more chaotic time? I could HAPPILY give puzzles as people are dying in the streets, including myself. ((ahhh text sarcasm))

[text] lastofthelegacy January 11 2012, 02:10:25 UTC

[ Oh no, he has a hard enough time with Clive's brand of sarcasm already. ]

I'm not wishing for that either. But what's the point?